Honestly, I'm very noob at tube amps, also noob at skills. Hahaha. Pero eto ang verdict ko between a peavey bandit 112 (SS), Fender Deluxe Reverb 112 (SS), and a Goldea AT-30 (tube. SORRY ETO PA LANG NA-TRY KO ACTUALLY.
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bandit and fdr are superb in clean sound. Wala ako masasabi sa kanila. Telecaster and Strat? Yummy. Add some modulations and heaven na. Pedal friendly. Ok naman and happy using an od (fd2) or dist (SH). volume is at level 4 max ONLY. Bakit? Kasi beyond that level, it sounds CRAP! hahaha. Ewan ko pero tunog lata na siya. Tipong basag talaga. Araw-araw kong hinanap magandang mix ng EQ at high volume but sorry me.
Then when I got my feet on Elegees cradle, he has this Goldea AT-30 with Celestion speaker. Tried it with my tele with SD Lil 59 bridge using SH. Verdict? That amp is so sweet! Yes Goldea lang yung. Cheap tube amp but the feel is soooooooo different than SS. Bilog, warm, ganda ng dynamics, etc. And kahit anong lakas ng amp, ang linis talaga. Buong-buo. Tipong nakakaiyak.
IMHO, mahal ang tube amp because of design, durability, and the feel that you can get. It's not really the hype kung bakit marami gumagamit. Kung yung Goldea maganda na tumunog, what more pag ibang high end amps pa di ba? I really respect your opinions pero yung experience ko, maganda talaga kung tube amp ang gamit (regardless of what brand you want to use).